Q: Why are Heat fans obsessed with trades now? All we wanted was to keep the team together and try to continue last season's second-half success, and now we're constantly trying to come up with trade scenarios. -- David, Boynton Beach.
A: Because...

Forward Udonis Haslem has been voted the Miami Heat's Teammate of the Year in the National Basketball Players Association's Players Voice Awards.
Haslem, who served mostly in a mentorship role as team captain, was part of the annual awards presentation...

Q: Hi Ira, long-time reader. My question is why so many fans are so eager to trade away Tyler Johnson. I watched a good majority of the games last season and Tyler was one of the main reasons for the late-season surge. His energy, playmaking and...

Why would you break up a good thing? To put together a better thing.
No, Pat Riley hasn't copyrighted that one yet. Instead, he's lived it.
Which is why there is more than smoke when it comes to the blaze of speculation regarding Kyrie Irving's...

The captain is back. Udonis Haslem will return for a 15th season with his hometown team, with the Miami Heat confirming the agreement Thursday.
Even before the Heat made the announcement official, owner Micky Arison tweeted out Haslem's initials and...

The narrative throughout these NBA playoffs has been what has yet to happen and what won't happen until the June 1 start of the NBA Finals.
Because until their anticipated third consecutive meeting in the championship round, the Cleveland Cavaliers and...

Q: It seems Erik Spoelstra is making a case for a team with deep talent that moves the ball, shares, avoids drama and plays good, tough defense that can compete with the best. -- Jack, Lagos, Portugal.
A: There have been times during this run when it has...

A look at the starting lineups and inactives, as well as referees and a pregame note of note for Wednesday's 7:30 p.m. game between the Heat and Hornets at AmericanAirlines Arena (TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM.)
Starting lineups
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A look at the starting lineups and inactives, as well as referees and a pregame note of note for Friday's 10:30 p.m. game between the Heat and Lakers at Staples Center (TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM.)
Starting lineups
MIAMI HEAT...

If a quick-healing eye injury wasn't enough to get Hassan Whiteside back on the court for the Miami Heat, the first returns of NBA All-Star fan balloting might be.
In the initial returns released Thursday, the shot-blocking center stood ninth among...

Observations from Monday night's 94-90 loss to the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center:
-- They fought the good fight.
-- All the while riding the Waiters-coaster.
-- Because, if nothing else, Dion Waiters was willing to fight.
-- As was Hassan...

A look at the starting lineups and inactives, as well as referees and a pregame note of note for Monday's 8:30 p.m. game between the Heat and Spurs at the AT&T Center (TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM.)
Starting lineups
MIAMI HEAT...

When it comes from within it can, at times, feel cliché -- trusting the process, doing it the right way, fitting the culture. And then there are times when the outside perspective provides reassuring confirmation, something the Heat very much could use at...

This was the good fight that might have won Friday's home-opening loss to the Charlotte Hornets. But against the San Antonio Spurs, even with LaMarcus Aldridge given the night off, more was required.
So even with Hassan Whiteside tying his career high...

Having endured arguably the NBA's most-grueling opening-week schedule, the San Antonio Spurs held out forward LaMarcus Aldridge from Sunday night's game against the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena.
"With LaMarcus, this would be four games in six...

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich spoke of voids before his team faced the Miami Heat on Friday night in an exhibition at the AT&T Center.
The Spurs are playing for the first time in 20 years without forward Tim Duncan, who retired after last...

When it comes to "maintenance" programs, the Miami Heat have numerous blueprints to draw upon. They practically authored the approach, dating to Dan Majerle's balky back under Pat Riley to the preemptive slants taken in recent years with Mike Miller and...

For months he had been the unnamed target to make the Miami Heat whole again after the 2014 free-agency departure by LeBron James. Sunday, the Heat went into their meeting with Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant aware the clock was ticking.
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Q: For as great of a player as LeBron James is, he is to blame for this sinking ship. LeBron is the de facto general manager for the Cavs. He is the reason they traded Andrew Wiggins for Kevin Love (huge mistake). LeBron is the reason they brought in Iman...